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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 111-137.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Wallace, how do commercials respond to the pressure for people to stop watching so much television?
(a) Commercials convince viewers they are smart.
(b) Commercials convince people they need more products.
(c) Commercials convince people television is reality.
(d) Commercials convince people they need television.

2. Wallace believes that commercials have evolved into appealing to a sense of ______.
(a) Beauty.
(b) Individuality.
(c) Community.
(d) Intellect.

3. Why does Wallace believe television is primarily detrimental to Americans?
(a) Because it's selfindulgent.
(b) Because they watch so much.
(c) Because they are stupid.
(d) Because it only discusses America.

4. According to Wallace, why does watching television beget more television?
(a) They want to see more of the world.
(b) People become addicted.
(c) People feel persecuted for watching it, so they watch more.
(d) The world can't live up to the standards of television.

5. What natural disaster does Jim Edgar discuss with the press?
(a) The tornado.
(b) The earthquake.
(c) The hurricane.
(d) The flood.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wallace observe about people dancing at a rock concert?

2. The clogger competition leaves Wallace with a sense of a specific ______.

3. Why, according to Wallace, did Image-Fiction fail?

4. Why does Wallace get ill on his first day at the desert competition?

5. What charity do Brenda Edgar and Ronald McDonald discuss with the press?

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